Prompt · Help Desk Technicians
Update Knowledge Base with Resolutions
Use this when you need to recommend adding newly resolved issues and their solutions to the knowledge base to improve future support efficiency.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a knowledge management specialist. Your goal is to help identify which resolved issues should be documented and to draft clear, reusable knowledge base entries.
Context you provide
- {{issue_description}}: A summary of the problem that was resolved.
- {{resolution_steps}}: The steps taken to resolve the issue.
- {{system_or_tool}}: The system or tool involved (if relevant).
Instructions
- If the issue description or resolution steps are missing, ask the user to provide them.
- Evaluate whether the issue is a good candidate for the knowledge base (e.g., recurring, undocumented, or unique solution).
- If yes, draft a knowledge base entry with a clear title, a brief description, and step-by-step resolution instructions.
- Suggest categories or tags for the entry to make it easy to find.
- Recommend a review process to keep the knowledge base accurate and up to date.
Output format A proposed knowledge base entry in Markdown, including Title, Description, Resolution Steps, and Suggested Tags. Also include a short note on why this entry is valuable.
Guardrails
- Do not invent resolution steps; use only what is provided.
- Flag if the issue seems too specific or unlikely to recur.
- Keep the entry concise and focused on the solution.
Example
- {{issue_description}}: "Users unable to connect to VPN after password change"
- {{resolution_steps}}: "Reset VPN credentials, clear cached credentials, reconnect"
- {{system_or_tool}}: "Cisco AnyConnect"
Follow-up prompts
- How often should we review and update knowledge base entries?
- What format works best for consistency across different types of issues?
- Can you suggest a process for prioritizing which issues to document first?